Glare shield



H. H. lRWlN GLARESHIELD Aug. 30, 1927. 40,897

-Filed Aug. 25, 1926 2-sheets-heet 2 a' *6- mm' Jawa ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 30, 1927.

ETED STATES HENRY H. IEWIN, OF GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA.

GLARE SHIELD.

Application filed August 26, 1926.

This invention relates to a glare shield for motor vehicles and the like, the general object ot the invention being to provide means tor holding the shield either in a position in line with the vision ot the driver of the vehicle or in a horizontal position above the line ot vision, such means being so arranged that the device remains in either one of its two positions under the action of gravity so that springs and looking devices are not necessary.

Another object ot the invention is to so formthe parte that they can he manufactured to sell at low cost and device can be placed i on a vehicle very easily and with the use of but simple tools.

This invention also consists in certain other 'features of Construction and in the combination and arrangement ot the several parts, to be hereinatter tully described, ll-

lustrated in the accompanying drawings and.

specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, andin which Figur-e l is a sectional View through portion of a top of a closed type of vehicle, showing the invention in operative position therein. i

Figure 2 is an elevation of the invention, with the shield in raised position.

Figure 3 is a similar view, with the shield in lowered and operative position.

Figure 4: is a view similar to Figure 3, but looking toward the other side of the device. Figure 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the shield supporting arm.

Figure 7 is a view of the device modified to be used with the open type of vehicle.-

Figure 8 is a section on line 8-8 ot' Figure 7.

lis shown in these drawings, the device includes a frame l which supports a transparent meniher 2 which is colored or otherwise treated to prevent the glare of headlights of other vehicles and the like from linding the driver of the car or vehicle on which the device is placed, and a bracket 3 to which the trame is movably connected, and which is fastened to a part of the vehicle.

Serial No. 131,'760.

V hen the device is used in a closed type' of vehicle, the bracl-et is provided with a part t which is screwed or otherwise. fastened to an interior wall ot the vehicle, as shown in lhgures i, 2, 3 and 41-, and when the device s used in an open type of vehicle, the bracket is pivoted to a clamp 5 which is adaptcd to clamp a part of the windshield trame 6 or other part ot' the vehicle, as shown in Figures 7 and 8.

The bracket is formed with a lower arm 7 and with an upper arm 8, the arni 8 being of arc shape and extending beyond the arm 7 so that its extremity is to one side of the vertical plane ot the extremity of the arm 7. T he arm 8 has a depending part 9 at its extremity which acts as a stop, as will be hereinafter described. The arm 7 has its upper edge slopmg downwardly from its free edge to the body of the braclret, as shown at 10.'

An arm 11 is pivoted at its lower end to the outer end of the arm 7 and the bent over upper end ot this arm 11 is tastened to the 'fr-ame l, as shown at 12. A tongue 13 is struck lironi the arm ll andthis tongue is oft'set from the arm so as to form a guide 'or engaging the arm 8 in the movement ot the arm ll to prevent lateral play of the said arm ll in its movement. This tongue will also engage the stop 9 and thus limit the outward movement of the arin ll. It will also engage the reduced inner part of the arm 7 at the other limit ot movement of the arm ll and hold the arin ll in horizontal position with the iframe l in vertical position.

From the toregoing, it 'ill be seen that as the arm ll is moved from one position to another, the trame 1 will be moved from vertical position, as shown in nigures l, 3 and 41-, where its transparent member is in the line of vision of the driver, to a substantially horizontal position above the line of vision, as shown in Figures 2 and 7. in this latter position, the arm 11 is to one side of a vertical plane and thus t ie arm and the frame are held in this position by gravity. lVhen the frame is to be lowered to operative position, it-is simply necessary to push upon the frame or arm to cause the parts to drop to their other position, when the stop 13 engaging the inner end of the arm 10 will bring the parts to rest with the frame in vertical position so that the driver must lool( through the transparent member of the frame to see the road ahead. Thus the device is held in either one of its two positions by gravity and sp'ings and looking in: are not necessary. The part s can he stanped 'from sheet netal so that the deviee can he inanu'faotui'ed to sell at low cost and either form of devioe can be quickly and easily put in place on a vehieie by a person unskilled in the use of tools.

The body ot the hracket, shown in Figures 7 and 8 at 3', is much snaliei' in dimensione than that shown in the other figures.

I prefer to make the transparent meniher of such a color that it will not inte'te'e with the vision ot the driver While in use either at night OT dntng the day and I also so position the parts that the rame ove'iaps the cornei' of the Wind shieid treme, as shown in Figure 1 so as to prevent any light tiron entei'ing between the iframe 1 and the coi-ner ot the windshield frane.

hen the devioe is to he moved to an inoperative position, it is simply necessary to* push upon the frane OT the arin ll to move the parte upwardly until the stop on the arm engages the stop on the arin 8, as shown in Figures 2 and 7.

It is thought froni the toregong desc'p` tion that the advantages and novel features of ny invention Will he readily appa-rent.

I desre it to be nnderstood that I may make changes in theconstruction and in the c'oinhination and arrangenent of the several parts 'provided that such changes tall Within the scope o't the appended claim.

WhatI claim is i An anti-glai'e deviee for a vehieie conpi'ising a frane, a transparent meniher Cl'-- ried the'ehy, a hraeket adapted to he at tached to a part of a vehicle, said bracket having a lower straight arin and an uppei' ai'e-shaped arin, the uppei' arni having its extrenty extending outwardly beyond the extrenty of the lower atin, a. stop on the np- 'pe' arni at the end ti-ei'eo'f, a level' or arin pivoted at its lower end to the end ot the lower arin and having` guide foi'ined theneon for engagng the iowei' curved edge of the npper arin, said guide engaging the stop :tor liniting the OUWELYd movement of the lever and means for attachinp; the upper end I of the le /'ei'` or arin to the frane.

In testim'ony wher-eot I afiix ny signature.

HENBY H. iRW N'. 

